Ed Odeven of Japan Times in Tokyo interviewed me for part of his Q&A series with authors. Check out Ed's thorough interview on all aspects of writing STRONG INSIDE here. I was thrilled word of Perry Wallace's place in history had reached all the ... [Continue Reading]

A Celebration of Life service for Perry Wallace was held at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 19, which would have been the pioneer's 70th birthday. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Vanderbilt Chancellor Nick Zeppos were among the speakers, and it was ... [Continue Reading]

Remembering Perry Wallace: The Athletic Thank you to Seth Davis of The Athletic for the opportunity to write a remembrance of Perry Wallace, who passed away Dec. 1. For Perry Wallace, it was never about him. Every time the spotlight shined ... [Continue Reading]

Jeff Schreiber, a suburban Milwaukee school librarian better known as The Jockbrarian, arranged a full day of visits with high school and middle school students in Germantown, Wisconsin. Here's his fantastic summary of a meaningful day. ... [Continue Reading]

In this conversation with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nick Zeppos, Andrew Maraniss discusses the legacy of Perry Wallace at Vanderbilt and the lessons his story teaches us in these troubled times. ... [Continue Reading]

"In my opinion, the fact that racism endures and even thrives represents a fundamental failure in parenting. And that’s not just an easy indictment of parents who eagerly pass along their own hatred. More important is the much larger pool of parents ... [Continue Reading]

On Feb. 23, I had the opportunity to visit Jonesborough Middle School in East Tennessee as part of Humanities Tennessee's "Student Reader Day" program. All 400 5th through 8th graders at the school received a free copy of STRONG INSIDE. The Johnson ... [Continue Reading]

Strong Inside has been named one of the Top 10 Biographies for Youth in 2017 by the American Library Association's Booklist publication. The biography of basketball pioneer was honored along with biographies of the likes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ... [Continue Reading]

"Also, given the racial divide in this country and the incidents of school bullying and harassment we’ve seen since the election, I am hopeful this book can play a small role in bringing kids together. Some young readers will identify closely with ... [Continue Reading]

Perry Wallace and I were guests on The Seth Davis Podcast, discussing Perry's pioneering journey as the first African American basketball player in the SEC and both the adult and young readers versions of STRONG INSIDE. Davis, of Sports Illustrated ... [Continue Reading]